As the final weeks of President Joe Biden’s administration tick away, the fate of a few hundred square miles in western Russia could ultimately decide the future borders of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian military captured tracts of territory in the Kursk Oblast in August with a surprise incursion that infuriated the Kremlin. Tens of thousands of Russian troops were immediately marshaled to prepare counterattacks, which have been launched in waves since September.
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